MeganJoan
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That special sole with toe and arch support does sound super awesome!
As someone with hypermobile (and thus unstable) ankles who doesn’t wear heels day-to-day anymore due to a foot injury I’d love to hear a comparison on the shape of the sole vs a more flat sole like Pleasers for stability.
Because these heels are goegeous (I mean clear red, come on!) but stability has to be my number one concern when I’m healed up enough to start dancing in heels again.
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Freelancing is something I really want to get into once my foot heals!
My issue is that I listen to music and can visualise these beautiful routines but it’s always using intermediate moves that I totally can’t do yet! I’m not great at dancing and flow so I struggle with my beginner to intermediate moves getting them into a routine. I suck so bad at it that I don’t even know how to practice.
Does it work to kind of choreograph stuff and then the more you get used it to the easier it is to do it on the fly?
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Is there somewhere you can take it to get them sawn apart? I know here we have places like Bunnings where they sell building supplies and also will cut stuff. Surely you have a similar type place over there.
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“before you Put up the and exercise”
Quality English. I’m digging the random capitalisation and missing words!Don’t feel bad about this, though. Everything always seems really obvious in retrospect. I used to work in foreign currency and money transfer services and I had the misfortune of having to try and convince someone they were being scammed, refusing to send their money but really trying to do it in a way that helped them not just go to someone else. They were convinced it was all legit until it finally clicked and then it seemed so obvious to them and they were quite upset. That’s how these things operate, they’re run by seriously unkind people.
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It changed the way I stretch. I still use static stretching but now I have much more variety in how I stretch and it’s really, really sped up my progress. I have photos in that other thread showing the difference and it’s some sort of wizardry! When I get my boyfriend to help with my stretching (i.e. Him pushing my leg towards my face and me pushing back with my muscles) the results are soooooo much better. Partner stretching, when done safely and correctly is so amazingly effective.
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Dunno if this is the book you’re thinking of but it’s great for resistance stretching http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0743270878?pc_redir=1407309893&robot_redir=1
This thread is a great resource for resistance stretching https://www.studioveena.com/forums/view/2068 and also mentions a great DVD that I’ve been meaning to get. I use resistance stretching on as many muscles as I can, but find it had been particularly helpful for my hamstrings.
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Oh wow these shoes are GORGEOUS!
I don’t actually dance in heels much because I’ve had a foot injury followed by recent foot surgery BUT I have danced in them before. The first thing I noticed about this brand is that the sole curves up a bit at the front. Thus is standard for heels as it makes them easier to work in. However, it makes them less stable to dance in.
The Pleasers designed to pole dance in have a flatter sole. Not saying you should definitely not buy another brand (especially if you’re a seasoned heel wearer!) but as somebody who’s new to dancing in heels I’d shy away from them. My current shoes are from the Pleaser Bordello range and I want to get a new pair when I’m finally allowed to wear them again for this exact reason. Also, I want a pair with clear heels to make my t-rex proportions less noticeable and my legs looks longer.
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Maybe wait until you’ve fully healed and would usually try, and then wait an extra week as well just to be sure.
Make sure you’re really squeezing your thighs together and don’t just suddenly let go of the pole. If you’re really dropping into the move and your skin isn’t ready for it then that could be part of the problem.
So, get into position, squeeze tight and slowly loosen your hand grip. If you find that loosening it off a bit makes your skin burn then just sit like that for as long as you can, jump off and do that again a couple more times.
I’ve been working on death drops (not sure what other call them but it’s a release back with legs out straight, crossed at the ankles so you can fall back into a handstand etc.) and it uses a slightly different part of skin. It burns so bad I cannot let go, but each time I practice this way I lean back further and loosen my grip a little more. I’ve been doing this for weeks, so don’t expect progress over night, and just make sure you’re working at your own pace and not pushing yourself.
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Right now it’s in my boyfriend’s dining room because I’m here to recover after foot surgery and neither of us have dining tables. The ceilings here are nice are high, which is lovely!
Usually it’s in a spare room at my place. I made sure to get a three bedroom place specifically so I’d have a spare room for it. It’s lovely, except the ceiling is low. I have an xpole and it requires no extensions in that room at all, so I can’t practice climbing at all.
In my old house it was in the dining room of an open plan apartment and people would notice it. I had a friend who loved it when I had people over because he could lean while still being in the middle of a room and he always commented on how great it was haha
We’ve just applied for a place together and it has a downstairs living area with floor bloods and a high ceilings which I have already put dibs on. We were always looking for a place with two living areas so I could set one up with pole(s), a floor area and the second TV for lessons. It’s gonna be rad!
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@PrettyPixie Be careful stretching the same muscle every day, even if it’s just gently! I have naturally flex hamstrings but if I stretch them two days in a row then on the third day I am LESS flexible and it takes a few days of not stretching them for them to recover. I’d definitely say only every two or three days if it’s a problem area, but others could disagree.
@Lina Me too! I find the wall stretch helps but I really don’t do it often enough… I feel like my shoulders threaten to pop out in dips (I’m hypermobile in basically my everything) and I am so sure it’s because they lack flex, but I just never think to actually stretch them out enough!
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There’s a couple of exercises on Pure Splits thay focuses on leg lines specifically. It’s probably worth noting that I have to work on my leg lines too and I do have hypermobile knee joints.
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What the others have said!
Never, ever, ever do something to the point that you’re bleeding! Aside from anything else it’s counter productive to progress!
Definitely give yourself adequate time to heal up and then practice in the style outlined above. Practice sitting static until it gets too much and do that maybe three or four times (if you can). Then come back to it two or three days later and do it again. You’ll find that over time you can stay in it longer until you realise it barely hurts at all and you can sit in it all day!
Hope you heal quickly, because that sounds awful!
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It took me two years to get a V invert so keep at it. For me it was completely a form issue which stemmed from me not wanting to put my head back because I didn’t trust my own strength.
Just keep at it, keep trying different techniques and keep working on core strength as it’s as important if not more important as upper body strength for inverts.
Veena definately had the right idea though; upload a video so we can see exactly what’s happening and give feedback and advice!
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This looks awesome! Unfortunately I had surgery on my foot two days ago so there’s no way I can do all this stuff just yet, but it’s definitely happening as soon as I’m healed enough. Can’t wait!
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Thanks so much for your responses! Now I just have to decide if I want to turn on email or not.
Oh what I would give for a social media type phone app for the SV forums! I love this community so much, so I wish the social side of it was more accessible with notifications and the like.